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hous·ing 1 (hou z ng)n.1. a. Buildings or other shelters in which people live: a shortage of housing in the city. b. A place to live; a dwelling: She came to college early to look for housing. 2. Provision of lodging or shelter: the housing of refugees; a contract that includes housing. 3. Something that covers, protects, or supports, especially: a. A frame, bracket, or box for holding or protecting a mechanical part: a wheel housing. b. An enclosing frame in which a shaft revolves. 4. A hole, groove, or slot in a piece of wood into which another piece is inserted. 5. A niche for a statue. 6. Nautical a. The part of a mast that is below deck. b. The part of a bowsprit that is inside the hull. |
housing Noun 1. houses collectively 2. the job of providing people with accommodation 3. a part designed to contain and support a component or mechanism: the inspection panel set within the concrete housing
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms | Noun | 1. | housing - structures collectively in which people are housedapartment, flat - a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house billet - lodging for military personnel (especially in a private home) block - housing in a large building that is divided into separate units; "there is a block of classrooms in the west wing" camp - temporary lodgings in the country for travelers or vacationers; "level ground is best for parking and camp areas" condominium - housing consisting of a complex of dwelling units (as an apartment house) in which each unit is individually owned hospice - a lodging for travelers (especially one kept by a monastic order) living quarters, quarters - housing available for people to live in; "he found quarters for his family"; "I visited his bachelor quarters" manufactured home, mobile home - a large house trailer that can be connected to utilities and can be parked in one place and used as permanent housing pied-a-terre - lodging for occasional or secondary use; "they bought a pied-a-terre in London" quartering - living accommodations (especially those assigned to military personnel) rattrap - filthy run-down dilapidated housing shelter - temporary housing for homeless or displaced persons structure, construction - a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons" tract housing - housing consisting of similar houses constructed together on a tract of land | | 2. | housing - a protective cover designed to contain or support a mechanical componentbinnacle - a nonmagnetic housing for a ship's compass (usually in front of the helm) cabinet, console - housing for electronic instruments, as radio or television casing, shell, case - the housing or outer covering of something; "the clock has a walnut case" | | 3. | housing - stable gear consisting of a decorated covering for a horse, especially (formerly) for a warhorsebard - an ornamental caparison for a horse |
housing noun 2. case, casing, covering, cover, shell, jacket, holder, container, capsule, sheath, encasement
Translationshousing [ˈhauzɪŋ] n ( act) → alojamiento (= houses); viviendas fplcpd [ problem, shortage] → de (la) vivienda housing [ˈhauzɪŋ] house n → Wohnungen pl; (provision) → Wohnungsbeschaffung f cpd → Wohnungs- housing [ˈhauzɪŋ] n → alloggiocpd [ problem, shortage] → degli alloggi
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